Ask HN: Should I learn C++ in 2021?
5 by flowinho | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Hello there, I‘m in a bit of a pinch. I‘m currently part of a team that needs help with C++ development. My background is around 9 years of iOS / macOS development using ObjC / Swift and a few projects using C#. In the recent months / years I tried to hone my software-craftsmanship and stay up-to-date on stuff like TDD, functional programming, protocol-oriented-programming, moving away from objects, and so on. I could help out my team and my employer by diving into C++. However I have some prejudices which I want to sort out: - I’m hesitant towards C++ as it seems an ancient programming language and I don’t know for how long it will be around. - I‘m hesistant on investing time into C++ as I don’t know how much acquiring this language as a skill will help me advance my career as a software-developer. Could you provide some pro/contra arguments? Best wishes from Southern Germany